Three beautiful summits in 10 days of guiding for Karavaniers du Monde. Calm, clear nights on a waxing moon that kept getting bigger. Cold, blue-sky mornings that unveiled all the secrets of Ecuador's young volcanic landscape. Shapes and colors crafted by ashes, lava and receding glaciers. The temperamental "mama" Tungurahua gave us impressive displays of power, covering herself in red lava at night and shooting tall smoke columns during the day. Cayambe crying for some fresh snow to cover her naked glaciers. Cotopaxi proud as she always stands and "taita" Chimborazo with his summit ridge covered in the biggest "penitente" formations I've ever seen.